Apprentice Public Health Practitioner

• Completion of the end-point assessment requirements for the Public Health Practitioner (Integrated Degree) apprenticeship standard at level 6 Public health practitioner - integrated degree / Skills England.
• Application of learning from the academic element of the apprenticeship to day-to-day work within the Public Health Team.
• To support colleagues in interpreting and implementing national public health policy at a local level and support the development and evaluation of long-term multi-agency plans and strategies.
• To build effective relationships with stakeholders and partner organisations in the statutory and voluntary sectors to collaboratively work on specific topic areas and improve health outcomes whilst influencing their contributions to the public health agenda.
• To contribute to team efforts to provide specialist advice, training, or support to enable the wider workforce to promote positive health and wellbeing.
• To assist with the collection, analysis, and interpretation of relevant public health information.
• To provide support to key programmes of Public Health activity as required; this will include supporting health promotion marketing campaigns, researching best practice, writing reports, collating data on service data and key performance indicators, organising events and meetings, raising purchase orders, keeping accurate records, taking action notes, assisting in freedom of information requests, drafting letters to partners and providers and other tasks as required.
• To work co-operatively, as part of a team liaising with both internal and external colleagues to provide efficient and effective specialist support.
• To contribute to the scoping, review, development and implementation of harm reduction and health improvement interventions/projects, working with partner agencies to target local communities, and vulnerable groups and populations.
• To support the Public Health Team to demonstrate value for money, ensuring that systems are developed which both meet the needs of the service and stakeholders and are in line with Council systems and procedures.
• To manage resources as appropriate.
• To provide flexible cross-cover for other members of the Public Health Team.

Training will be delivered through a combination of workplace learning and study with Coventry University. The apprentice will spend some of their working hours in protected off-the-job training, including lectures, seminars, independent study and assessments. Learning will take place both remotely and at Coventry University’s London campus, alongside practical experience gained within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Public Health Team.

Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, apprentices will achieve a BSc in Public Health and be eligible to apply for UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) Practitioner registration. This provides a strong foundation for progression into Public Health Practitioner and other public health, health improvement, commissioning, intelligence and programme delivery roles within local government, the NHS and wider public sector organisations.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specificaion on the vacancy page for full details about the requirements.

As an LBBD apprentice, you'll benefit from a competitive salary, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave, employee wellbeing support, learning and development opportunities, and access to employee benefits and discounts.

You'll join an organisation recognised for investing in its people and supporting career development.

Barking & Dagenham is changing. It Starts Here.

Think you know Barking and Dagenham? Think again. While this small corner of east London might have a reputation for needing development, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find active communities and a place that consistently punches above its weight. The borough is changing – and changing for the better. And It Starts Here.

Yes, the borough has its challenges. But it’s on the cusp of something exciting. With one of the youngest populations in the country, ambitions are high and rightly so. 98% of our schools are rated Good or Outstanding and every year more of our talented teenagers get into Russell Group Universities and hotly sought after apprenticeship schemes.

We have award winning parks, centuries old manor houses full of relics and artifacts you can go and see, and the ruins of one of Anglo-Saxon England's most powerful and wealthiest religious sites. We’re even bringing beavers and white storks to the borough to help rewild the local landscape and boost biodiversity.

Over the past few years, we’ve been working hard to improve how we deliver services and support our community. From tackling inequality to making sure our services are the best they can be, we’re focused on what matters most to local people. 

We’re creating the conditions for people to thrive - so everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, feel proud to call this place home, and be part of something bigger.  

#ItStartsHere - with our streets, our schools, our neighbourhoods. And with your application to join our determined team who are passionate about doing what’s best for the future of Barking and Dagenham. 

As an Investors in People Gold Award employer, we’re serious about supporting our staff. From flexible working, professional training and career development to wellbeing initiatives, we want our people to feel valued and supported in everything they do.

Our values, known as

• DRIVE, shape how we work: Deliver our best every day – and do what we promise
• Respond in a prompt, positive way to our community’s needs
  Inspire others with our attitudes and actions
• Value people for who they are and what they can do
• Engage with others to improve our resilience and flexibility

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.